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Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Derby County at Pride Park at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Blades will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 33 and win only 12 of the 51 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in September 2009, with Sheff. Utd. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Rams in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 06 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Sep | Derby County | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Mar | Sheff. Utd. | 4 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 01 Feb | Derby County | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 15 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Sheff. Utd. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The The Blades's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Derby County see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 4 points from their 4 games played so far, Sheff. Utd. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 4 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Utd. are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Pride Park with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |